All Aboard

So here's the deal: I had intended to post every day this week to get you all hot and bothered about my CROSS-COUNTRY TRAIN TRIP to Liza's wedding celebration in Rock Hall, MD.

But then the bastard work intervened. So now I'm sending you a furtive message through the internets, with ALL CAPS for extra enthusiasm, mere minutes before the taxi arrives to ferry me and Tom to our date with destiny. (More on Tom later, including eighth grade, Copacabana, NERDOLOGY, etc.)

But before I jet...er...run, a few vital statistics:

5.5 days on the train
4 stops: Omaha, Chicago, DC and Philly
10x less carbon emitting than plane travel
6' x 9': the total area of our deluxe first class "bedroom", including bathroom
7 September fashion magazines, weighing in at a total of one million pounds
2 bottles of contraband pinot grigio
0 WiFi

Yes, that's right, no WiFi. This ain't TGV, folks. So that's why I've installed "TWEET TWEET" over there ------------> [now removed, see "Twitters from the Tracks" posts]
I'm like totally Twittering now, people. I'll be sending you 160-words-or-less updates from my mobile communications device, and will upload photos and hilarious tales whenever we are on the ground. Er, well, we'll be on the ground the whole time, but like, really on the ground.

See ya kids!